Mahmud II Archives – 5-Minute History

Tıbhane-i Amire

First Medical School in the Ottoman Empire

by 5 Minute History Ottoman Empire

On 14 March 1827 CE, the first modern Army Medical School (Tiphane-i Amire) of the Ottoman Empire was established by Sultan Mahmud II in Istanbul. At this school, the teaching was conducted in French and based exclusively on European medical texts. Sulta ...

Western depiction of Hayreddin Barbarossa

Hayreddin Barbarossa or Khayreddin Barba...

July 5, 2022

Hızır, better known as Khayreddin, or to the west Barbaros because of his orange beard was born in either 1477 or 1467 ...

First Indian War of Independence 1857

Indian uprising of 1857

May 10, 2022

On May 10, 1857, the first Indian War of Independence or Indian Uprising of 1857 began from Meerut to overthrow the rul ...

crusaders massacre of muslims and jews

Siege and Fall of Jerusalem, June 7 R...

July 15, 2021

On July 15, 1099, the Holy city of Jerusalem was finally captured by the Crusaders after a 38-day long siege. What foll ...

umayyad-caliphate-at-its-greatest-extent,-750-CE

Map of Umayyad Caliphate at its greatest...

November 18, 2020

Map-Ottoman-Empire-at-the-time-of-the-death-of-Sultan-Suleiman-the-Magnificent-1566-CE

Map – Ottoman Empire at the time o...

November 14, 2020

Map - Mughal Empire during the reign of Aurangzeb, 1605 CE

Map – Mughal Empire during the rei...

November 14, 2020

Disclaimer: The map shown above is not 100% accurate, r ...

Tomb of Aurangzeb

The resting place of Aurangzeb Alamgir i...

February 6, 2021

Audrey Truschke writes: "Aurangzeb exited this world mor ...

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Mazaar (shrine) of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in September 2017.

Indian prime ministers visit the tomb of...

November 25, 2020

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Mazaar ...

Sultan-Baybars-Quran-2

The Qur’an of Sultan Baibars II, 1...

November 15, 2020

#1 In 1304 CE, Bahri Mamluk Sultan Rukn al-Din Baibars, ...